The pink glow at the bar catches your eye first. Then come the palms on the wall and the little tables set for two. A drink here looks thoroughly Montréal, but the best reason to settle in for the afternoon goes back to 1912.
A Sherbrooke Street ritual since 1912
Look up from the corner of Sherbrooke and de la Montagne before you head inside. The hotel takes up a grand stretch of the Golden Square Mile. It opened in 1912, the same year it began serving afternoon tea. That ritual earns Palm Court its place in our early-1900s guide. The pink bar belongs to the room you can visit today.
Come for the scones
The hotel’s tea service pairs a pot of tea with small sandwiches, scones and pastries from the pastry kitchen. Start with a sandwich while the tea steeps, then split a scone before tackling the sweets. This is the table to book for the friend you never get to finish a conversation with.
Or take a seat at the bar
Palm Court also runs a lounge in collaboration with Dom Pérignon. Choose tea if you want the full afternoon ritual, or the lounge if you’d rather raise a glass before dinner. Either way, leave a little time to enjoy the room.
Visit Palm Court
1228 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montréal · 514-842-4212
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Header photo courtesy of The Ritz-Carlton, Montréal.
